Chapter 969: Fernandez and his family

"He is blackmailing us!"

The President of Jiede said this to Fernandez on the phone. He said the most real thoughts in his heart, and his tone also carried some anger.

"It's not that he can't solve whatever trouble he encounters, so he uses this way of blackmailing us to solve it. This is not a healthy attitude to solve problems, Fer."

Fer is the abbreviation of Mr. President for Fernandez, and it can also be said to be a nickname. Only very good friends will do this.

If the relationship is very general, omit some, which will be regarded as an impolite behavior.

Fernandez also agreed with the President's view. "Actually, Diego himself has money. I found out through some channels that after they sold grain last year, the money was deposited in the Federation's bank."

"He has a lot of grain in his hands, at least 20 or 30 million, plus the previous ones, actually he himself can take this money out."

The President continued his words. "But he separates public affairs and private affairs very clearly."

"Yes, that's it!"

"He refuses to use his own wealth to pay for the country's affairs. This is the most ridiculous joke I've ever heard, but I can't laugh, but feel a bit stuffy."

"How did such a stupid person become president and not be overthrown?"

"I have never understood this point!"

The President of Jiede laughed loudly and said, "Actually, you have already said the answer, haven't you?"

"He is stupid enough, that's the reason."

Fernandez sighed. "Yes, who doesn't hope to have a stupid president?"

"Do you think so too?"

The two joked. Fernandez smiled and admitted, "At least I can accompany my family at home now, instead of being thousands of kilometers away and being a partner with a stupid person!"

The President knew what he meant. Fernandez was already married and had a son and a daughter.

His wife is a star in Jiede, and she performs very well in singing and dancing.

The family background is also good. Although it can be said that the family has fallen, this family background is the best background.

This marriage was secretly instructed by the President.

In this way, the family background of Fernandez's wife can help Fernandez make up for his shortcomings, that is, his background is not enough.

Any place, country, civilization, society, is actually layered, and in some issues, it is very old-fashioned and conservative.

Lanse doesn't marry Patricia, so it's hard for him to integrate into the circle of Federation people. They will treat Lanse as a different kind of person from them.

Not to mention taking the initiative to deal with him, at least they won't have some sensitive cooperation with him, and won't become friends in business or career.

Just because he is not a Federation person himself.

But after Patricia, the situation changed a lot, because every Federation person knows one point.

That is, the child he has with Patricia possesses half of the purest Federation blood, and this child who can inherit everything of Lanse also has half of the Federation person.

After he marries again and finds a Federation woman, Lanse's bloodline will only have one-quarter left, then one-eighth, one-sixteenth, one-thirty-second...

Until it is diluted to the point where people can almost not find the "mixed blood" part in his bloodline. As for Lanse, he will also become an ancestor that his descendants don't mention much.

What will really be mentioned by people is Ace. As Lanse's eldest son, people will generally think that the Lanse family is truly prosperous because of him!

Ensuring this is important, because Federation people also have their own pride and rules.

Look at the proud achievements made by the Federation over the years. How many were made by foreigners?

In fact, there are many, including various scientific inventions, etc. At least half of these scientific research results were developed by foreigners or laboratories led by foreigners.

But all achievements belong to Federation people, because it is not allowed.

Like several famous "inventors" in the Federation now, they can invent two or three small things every day, register four or five hundred technical patents every year, and almost cover all scientific classifications.

This person is either a madman or a god!

But this person is neither a madman nor a god. He even has time to listen to operas, watch movies, and there are reporters who photographed him entering a hotel with two girls at the same time to stay overnight.

He plays around every day, only occasionally goes to the laboratory, research institute, company, etc., and spends most of his time socializing and enjoying himself.

So how does he manage to have one or two, or two or three inventions every day?

Very simple, as long as those foreigners contribute their research results to him, he can become the owner of these research results.

This is the truest side of the Federation, but there has never been any report to report these things.

The person who plays the good guy is largely not a good person.

Fortunately, Lanse has a solution. Marry Patricia, and people will think—anyway, after he dies, these assets will still remain in the Federation and be in the hands of Federation people.

If Ace is a smart child, then a new consortium may rise.

If he is not a smart, but a bit stupid child, then he will be chewed up by capital and swallowed into its stomach.

The situation Fernandez encountered before was similar to Lanse's, but he didn't need to find a way to solve this problem himself, because the President helped him fix it.

Having a wife who was born in a privileged class and whose family had fallen, his background was solved.

This marriage, which can be considered a political marriage, is much happier than imagined. A person who is capable, humorous, and looks okay, and is reused by the President, is very popular everywhere.

He and his wife have a good relationship, and having two children is proof.

When talking about his wife and family, Fernandez had an urge to go back and see them.

"I owe you, Fer. After your work this time is over, I will give you a long vacation. You can take your wife and children anywhere, and the government will pay for all expenses!"

Fernandez sighed. "You said that last time, and now I am in Lapa."

The President laughed twice. "I guarantee this, I will keep my word!"

He said, pausing. "If we don't agree to Diego's request, what will he do?"

Fernandez had a headache. "This is the reason for my call. His attitude is very ambiguous."

"He gives me the feeling that if we don't agree, he will cooperate with the Federation people and sell a piece of land to the Federation."

"In this way, the Federation can successfully station troops in the Ya Alliance region, which will have a great impact on us."

"By then, all countries in the Ya Alliance will have to look at the Federation's face, which will have a great impact on our development plans."

After listening, the President also sighed. "These damn Federation people, they speak like farting!"

It can be heard that his mood is very bad now, and he is helpless. "Let's discuss it."

"You can talk to Diego first. Even if we discuss and pass it here, it is impossible for us to pay him 90 million Federal Sol at once. We don't necessarily have so much foreign exchange."

"And even if we have it, it is impossible to use it in this regard."

Because of the limitation that the currency of the Ya Alliance region is not circulated in the international market, its value in the international currency market is very low.

If you get their Para by selling things to them, but you can't consume it anywhere, then their currency is actually no different from waste paper.

The international circulation is poor. If you want to buy things internationally, the best way is to use the concentrated currency generally recognized by everyone. Federal Sol is one of them.

They have developed well in all aspects over the years, so they have many customers internationally, so Federal Sol has many usage scenarios, and its value is very strong.

Wanting to get this foreign exchange is not an easy thing for people in Xiang Yalan. This means that at least they sell goods worth 90 million Federal Sol to the Federation, or to other countries or forces that also settle in Federal Sol.

Xiang Yalan doesn't have anything that can be taken out, that is, tobacco, coffee, and young women. It's really not an easy thing to gather these things to 90 million.

Fernandez also knew the shortage of domestic foreign exchange. He made a suggestion. "I'll ask Diego to see if he is willing to take out the foreign exchange he deposited in the bank for us to use first, so we can exchange it with other currencies or valuable things."

The President immediately agreed. "You talk to him."

This is obviously a very favorable thing for Jiede.

After hanging up the phone, Fernandez didn't go to talk to Diego immediately, but called his wife.

It's July now, and the children are also on vacation. They should be at home, or have gone out to travel.

People like to go to the seaside in summer, or go to cooler places. When he was in Jiede, he would take his children to vacation every summer and winter. This time, because he had work, he couldn't participate. He didn't know if his wife had made arrangements.

The phone was quickly connected. "I thought you would take the children to travel."

Thinking that his wife was on the other side of the receiver, a smile that was hard for him to control appeared on his face. "Are you okay?"

A gentle voice came from the receiver. "Very good."

"Except that you are not at home."

"How about the children?"

"They are also very good, just too noisy, always asking me when you will be back."

The warm feelings and emotions hidden in the voice could be felt, and Fernandez had an urge to go back immediately.

But he held back. He knew what was important, what was not so important, and he also knew that if he didn't handle this matter well, they wouldn't have any good days in the future.

These people in Jiede, him, the President, the cabinet, why would they satisfy Diego's very rude request again and again, is it because... benevolence?

Of course not!

It's because they can't handle this matter, and their days won't be good in the future.

As the "anti-Federation vanguard," once Xiang Yalan falls into the hands of the Federation, the high-level of the Republic of Jiede will definitely be cleaned up, and it will be a bloody and cruel big cleaning.

The President, the ministers, including him, and their families, probably had no future, which was why they treated this matter so seriously.

After chatting for a while, Fernandez's mood gradually eased. "I will strive to go back as soon as possible, and bring back some gifts for you."

"I love you!"

His wife hugged the two children who ran over halfway and had to talk to Fernandez, and smiled and said, "I love you too, dear!"

"Be careful, if possible, come back occasionally or early."

After blessing each other, Fernandez hung up the phone directly. He is a person focused on work, which can be considered one of his very special qualities.

Others will always procrastinate, but he can do what he says.

Fernandez's wife hung up the phone with some reluctance. She is only thirty-something, less than forty, and is at the age of loving her family very much.

A sigh is enough to explain her most real feelings at this time.

She put the receiver on the phone base, then smiled and looked down at the two children. "Okay, Dad has gone to work, shouldn't you also go to finish your homework?"

Hearing the word "homework," both children showed painful expressions on their faces.

They were very reluctant, but under the role of the tutor, they still dragged their feet that couldn't move, and said "okay" before leaving together.

Jiede doesn't implement universal education like the Federation. In Jiede, education is a very sacred and very influential thing.

Because educational resources are relatively limited compared to the Federation, they can't have a primary and middle school and high school on every street like the Federation.

It is even more impossible to have a complete education system like some towns with only two or three thousand people, even to high school or "town university." The Republic of Jiede doesn't have so many people.

So they adopted the "five-entry" system.

That is, five exams determine the future of life.

After three years of school, the first exam will be conducted to screen out those students who cannot study well because of various reasons, such as inability to concentrate, having school-weary emotions, or other reasons.

These students lost the opportunity for free education. If they still want to go to school, it's not impossible, but they have to spend money to go to private schools, and the cost is very high.

After five exams, it takes about thirteen years, and they can enter the university for further study.

Every exam in Jiede is a big event with great influence, and the later it is, the more so, such as "four-entry" and "five-entry," almost the entire society will be sensational!

Because everyone knows that completing the last exam means they have embarked on the fast lane of life.

After entering the university and graduating, government work can be arranged for them immediately, or if they continue to study further, they may start working directly from cadres after graduation.

This is an opportunity for ordinary people to change their destiny. Even families like Fernandez attach great importance to the learning situation of their children.

If they can graduate from Fernandez's university, regardless of whether they go abroad for further study, they will be arranged very well after graduation, after all, they are university graduates!

The two children also know that this matter is not a joke. Although they are not very willing, they still left here.

They missed Fernandez when he was still at home incomparably. If he was still at home, now they should have been on the way to travel, or already traveling.

Fernandez's wife arranged the children's affairs and came to the garden. They live in a villa, not in a manor.

The manor is a little far from the center of the city. Fernandez has a car himself, which is no problem, but his family members will have some trouble in commuting, so they live directly in the villa in the city.

She picked up the watering can and began to water the flowers and plants planted in the yard. She likes these plants, watching them turn from a seed into blooming flowers or something, which will give her a full sense of achievement.

While she was taking care of these things, a guy who looked like a plumber stood outside the yard, and he pressed the doorbell, attracting the attention of Fernandez's wife.

She put down the watering can, wiped her hands, and walked over, but didn't get close to the yard door, keeping a distance.

"Who are you looking for?"

The plumber outside the door held his baseball cap and smiled. "Madam, I am here to inspect the boiler circuit. A gentleman named Fernandez booked the service."

Every villa has a boiler, and in winter, these boilers have to bear very important work.

Heating, hot water, various things, all need to rely on this boiler.

And once the boiler is burned, it basically won't go out for a winter, but this thing is both water and fire, so it needs to be inspected regularly, generally in summer.

In the past, Fernandez would ask people to repair these boilers every summer or two, so she didn't feel any surprise.

She walked to the door, took the initiative to open the door that could only prevent gentlemen but not villains, and welcomed the other party in. "I don't know, sorry."

The plumber would show white teeth when he smiled, looking very sunny, not like a bad person at all.

He carried a toolbox and walked into the yard. "Madam, can you tell me where the boiler is?"

The woman looked back at the villa she lived in. The boiler room was behind the house. She hesitated, but it was broad daylight, and there were four maids in the house besides the two children, so there should be no danger.

"Please follow me, sir."

The plumber followed her with a smile. "Then trouble you, Madam."

After more than ten minutes, two pipeline company maintenance vehicles entered the villa area. The community service company had received the registration information of one of the villas. Their boiler had a small problem and needed to be replaced and repaired...

(End of chapter)